Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06
Crimes and Criminals.

SOAn COOuouOuSo, a EeSIO0nG OF kSCa-
naba, Mich, hanged himself in an out
building on the lat, where he was found
| late in the evening Intemperance ia said
to have been the cause.
The Pennsylvania board of pardons
recommends the Communication OF the death
penalty to life imprisonment, in the case
OF w. g. Busch, who murdered his brother
A fight occurred in Sabine county, Texas,
Capt. Scott and his little company OF State
rangers on the one side and old Willis Con-
nor on the other. Three OF the Conner
family and one ranger named Rogers were
| instantly killed, and Capt. Scott and an
other OF his men were badly shot II not
fatally wounded.
Alfred Boerlund, q swede, 81 years old,
arrived in Chicago from Esunte, Mich, on
the Sd and committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the heart. Boerlund
has twice before attempted to kill himself
Lewis Stewart, colored. who murdered
his wife, was hanged at Lauens, 8. c., on
the LIST inst.
At Shenandoah. Pa, Charles Fredericks,
dying, confessed that in 1870 he and ono
Michael Hertzel murdered a young man
named Jefferson Yoke. Hertzel has been
arrested.
Marine seyba, notorious OUTLAW in
New Mexico, was shot dead at Antelope
Springs while resisting arrest. His corpse
was on exhibition at the Jail at Santa Fe
A reward Of 81 200 was offered for his cap
ture.
j. w. johnson, a merchant OF Shelby
vile, ILL.,, censured his son Jerome for some
misdemeanor. whereupon the young man
drew a revolver and shot his father, in
hicting a dangerous wound. The would be
paricide is in Jail
Near Mlledgeville. Ga, voudoo doctor
poisoned family that refused to believe
in his powers. The mother and 6ve chill
dren are dead, and the father died q ma
MAC.
Prosecuting Attorney Huntington, OF
Columbus, Ohio, has been held to trial on
q charge OF PEI jury.
Alfred Smith a Cleveland sailor, goes to
the penitentiary for life for the murder of
his wife and q companion.
In fight at Grants Station, n. NJ, be-
tween sheep-herders and cowboys, two
herders were killed ard one cowboy
wounded.
Charles Frooch. policy examiner cf the
Allegheny Insurance Company at Pitts
burg, shot himself while seated in his Office.
Dependency was the cause.
James Kearney. the New York lawyer
who was reported to have absconded with
the money OF q number of clients, has re-
turned, and declares that the stories are
false.
The body Of Mrs. e. Bayman, OF Holland
Mich, who had been missing for three
days, was found III the woods with the
throat cut. She is supposed to have COM
mitted suicide.
Samuel Topper killed himself at Camden.
He was cousin OF Turner, tho English
landscape-painter, from whose estate he
received 100000.
The young woman found murdered at
Railway, N. J., has been identified as Mol
lie Thomas, a servant.
At Mount Vernon. KY. Willie Vowels. 10
IA years old, in the heart. killing him.
Adolph A. Albrecht, q Boston druggist
killed David Lanahan and fatally wounded
Edward Flanagan in q gambling quarrel
on the 28th.
Alexander Goldensen, charged with the
murder of Mamie Kelly, at San Francisco,
was adjudged guilty of murder in the first
degree on the 28th.
At Newburg. s. O., Attorneys George
Johnson end George Jones, while trying a
case, became involved In q quarrel and ex-
changed shots. Nine shots were fred.
Both men are wounded.
Stanley Steel. OF Manchester, Nova
Scotia entered the Antagonist agency Of
the Merchants Bank OF Halifax. and shot
ing slight wounds. 1t was an attempt at
robbery, which Steel admitted upon being
overpowered.
Billy COnnOrs, burglar arrested at St.
Louis, has been identified as one OF the
nieu who robbed the post office at Mime
apolis in July last OF $4,000 worth Of
postage stamps and $3.50 in cash.
The Ameer OF Afghanistan has ordered
the beheading OF sayad. father-in.law of
the late Chief OF Kohistan, for treason,
having discovered Sayad in communities,
ton with Av0Oh aim